Banana Peel 1963  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Marcel Ophuls
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claude Brasseur, Jean-Pierre Marrielle, Gert Frobe, Paulette Dubost, Cathy Baieff, Bob Morel, Henri Poirier, Charles Regnier, Alain Cuny, Dominique Zardi
Con-artists Cathy (Jeanne Moreau) and Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) track down a millionaire and try to take off with his fortune while he is vacationing on the French Riviera. But, they soon discover that this millionaire is pretty crafty, and they may have met their match.
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Miracle of the White Stallions 1963  N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Robert Taylor, Lilli Palmer, Curt Jurgens, Eddie Albert, James Franciscus, John Larch, Philip Abbott, Charles Regnier, Erik Schumann, Douglas Fowley
Austria's prized Lipizzan horses are rescued and smuggled out of the country in a daring mission led by Colonel Alois Podhasky (Robert Taylor).
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Steppenwolf 1974  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Haines
Cast: Max von Sydow, Dominique Sanda, Pierre Clementi, Carla Romanelli, Roy Bosier, Alfred Baillou, Niels-Peter Rudolph, Helmut Fombacher, Charles Regnier, Eduard Linkers, Silvia Reize
Herman Hesse's novel is brought to the screen with Max von Sydow in the role of lonely writer Harry Haller who believes he has multiple personalities and contemplates suicide at age 50. Then, he meets a mysterious woman (Dominique Sanda) who introduces him to a world of hallucinations, and his life takes a turn.
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The Terror of Dr. Mabuse 1962 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Director: Werner Klingler
Cast: Gert Frobe, Senta Berger, Helmut Schmid, Charles Regnier, Wolfgang Preiss, Harald Juhnke, Leon Askin, Zeev Berlinsky, Ann Savo, Claus Tinney
This remake of Fritz Lang's 1933 film doesn't have the same impact as the original. Inspector Lohmann (Gert Frobe) investigates a series of unusual crimes. It appears that Dr. Mabuse (Wolfgang Preiss), while imprisoned in an insane asylum, hypnotizes a doctor to do his nasty deeds. Lohmann is captured and tortured–a bad predicament to be sure.
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| 1. Banana Peel (1963)
2. Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
3. Steppenwolf (1974)
4. The Terror of Dr. Mabuse (1962)
aka: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
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